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Governor defends child-welfare system

Gov. John Hickenlooper, left, hands Reggie Bicha, director of the Colorado Department of Human Services, an award Hickenlooper received on…

Local Briefs

Daybreak Rotary will hear from Argentinian The Daybreak Rotary Club will hear Argentinian Luis Schattner, a member of the 9…

Dayplanner Wednesday

Meetings and Events Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Daybreak Rotary…

The Blotter

Durango Police Tuesday 3:02 p.m. Loud music, an ongoing problem at an apartment in the west 200 block of 24th…

Are you looking for an opportunity to serve?

Love Out Loud offers hands-on assistance projects

Ex-FLC player arrested in holdup

Former Skyhawk released on bail

Summer fun makes an early splash

As the school year nears its end, Aztec’s Park Avenue Elementary fifth-graders headed to the Durango Community Recreation Center aquatic…

Bear-bite victims at local campsite identified

Ursine tracked, but not located

Local Briefs

Bayfield bibliophiles: Keep June 6th free The Friends of the Pine River Valley Public Library will hold its annual book…

Soldier was ‘a loving son, brother, hero’

60-acre area dedicated to Iraq war hero

Residents seek resolution to coal mine woes

King Coal II management meeting with neighbors

Remembering those who didn’t come home

‘Don’t take for granted the people who left to defend our country’

Study: Fewer inmates, better budget

La Plata County jail tries lockup alternatives

Dayplanner Tuesday

Meetings and Events Master’s Men Ministries of Colorado, 6:30 a.m., meeting, DoubleTree Hotel Lounge, 501 Camino del Rio, 749-2888. DeColores…

Somewhere over the (double) rainbow

Four foxes in a hole

Congratulations! It’s a baby … dinosaur!

Sippy calls Sunday a success

It seemed as if the sky would open up at any moment and pour as it did during much of…

Cyclists keep getting younger

Littlest racers among the biggest draws

Tipton to talk at town halls

Tipton U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, will hold a town-hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Durango Public Library.…

Local Briefs

Blue Lake Ranch to host Iris Festival Blue Lake Ranch will host its 22nd annual Iris Festival and Bedding Plant…

Dayplanner Monday

Meetings and Events Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main…

Bills passed, but police reform conversation only begins

Larger issues unaddressed

Local Briefs

Need legal advice? Attend a free clinic A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney will take place…